CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A federal indictment has been filed in a local human trafficking case.
The underage girl was allegedly sold for sex.
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Two people responsible have been federally indicted by a grand jury for human trafficking.
Oscar Carter was arrested as part of a prostitution sting at a Cranberry Township hotel in March and was charged with trafficking an underage girl.
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Channel 11 has learned from the indictment that investigators believe he wasn't working alone.
Shelby Summer Brown was also indicted on three counts related to human trafficking.
According to court paperwork, they brought the underage girl from Akron, Ohio, to Cranberry to work as a prostitute.
As part of the indictment, prosecutors are also looking for the suspects to turn over two laptops, two cellphones and more than $1,700 in cash.
Carter and Brown are being held in the Butler County Jail on $100,000 bail each.
They will likely appear this week in federal court to be arraigned on the new charges.
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